The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
They believed that their rights, society and economy was endangered by Lincoln's election. They saw the only way to preserve themselves was to secede.
Lincoln vowed to outlaw slavery
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
Which event caused the Southern States to secede from the Union
secede
The president received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election.
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The president recieved no electrocal vote from Southern states in the election
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The president received no electoral votes from southern states before the election
Abraham Lincoln
They believed that their rights, society and economy was endangered by Lincoln's election. They saw the only way to preserve themselves was to secede.
Abraham Lincoln was president when the first states began seceding. Lincoln's election was basically the final straw that made the states want to secede.
Lincoln vowed to outlaw slavery
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.